Tadao Nakamura

Tadao Nakamura is a Professor in the Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences at Tohoku University, where he also served as the founding chair in 1993. Prior roles include Professor in Mechanical (Machine Intelligence and Systems) Engineering at Tohoku University and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Tokyo, followed by a Visiting Professorship in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University (1994–1998).

• Education: PhD in Electronics (Computer-Aided Design), Tohoku University (1972)

His research focuses on computer architecture, particularly pipelining-based microarchitecture and low-power chip design. He has led the IEEE Computer Society-sponsored COOL Chips conference series as Organizing Committee Chair.

• Scientific Awards:
  • IEEE Fellow (2002) for contributions to pipelined computer architecture and computer engineering education
  • 2004 Taylor L. Booth Award for leadership in advanced information science education reform in Japan